Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Green oasis amid the city traffic

This is a wonderful place and off the tourist route but a short walk from County Hall or The Houses of parliament, over lambeth Bridge is this green oasis full of weird gardening tools and videos of mechanical shrubbery racing around?! A great vegetarian cafe too. when we were there you could get a lunch for Â£3-50 and sit outside amongst the herbs and next to this delightful knot garden. Capt. Bligh of the Mutiny On The Bounty fame is buried nearby in an ornate tomb as well as other notables. The Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace is next door which is private most of the year but the gardens are open on certain days for fetes etc. Sometimes a nun will pop out the side gate and polish the brass bell push and letter box.

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Now this would be my cup of tea, the Lambeth Garden. Get to enjoy nature, fresh air, good eats! Cheap doesn't hurt either. Now what was this about mechanical thingys running about?! Oh, reminds me...can you give me your recipe for curried rice and veggies(which was excellent!)? I know you vary it and probably don't need to measure spices,etc...but at least a vague idea of how you made it. Captain Bleigh ended up there, did he...thought he got tossed to the fish! Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean?

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Flobberlob

A kind of diary, a log, a ramble, nothing to do with the Flowerpot Men. My life as an artist, a collagist, a rubber stamper, a networker, a dad , a letter writer and a postcard maker. Observations about this and that in no particular order.

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I grew up in the home counties around London during the 50's and 60's. Went to several art schools including Southend ,Chelsea and Manchester. Trained as a painter and printmaker but now mostly using collage. Collect novelty songs and old mail art amongst other things too numerous to mention.